Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-02-15

ne,ly teoeAsto 81r1a9 kroD the uhscaRo
club last year.
Raiarsaa Circular.
BosroN, Feb. l4-The Ainhinon. To-
pekA 4 SAnta Fe Railroad has issued is
expocted circular regarding the nsu
rigkta q collateral roads. ne circular
notes that it b desiFahla b bald durioa
The present year additional liues II Kan
eas under tie charter of fhs Ohiuaao.
Kansas 4 western Raiiuay Comnany.
TIE cost of uhioh per mife 3 not % ex-
ooed the cost Of nileaRx reoenfly eaa-
| structed under the eams charter. Local
aid b expfcted 10 the extent Of about
$4,000. The time hss nov arrived
when it has beooRs desirable 70 extend
its lin - IN Colorado. Ths rapid growth
Of Southern California and the large
business te Be obtained thersfrom rem
der if important that additional lines
should Be bails in California. but as the
limits Of the California Southern Rail
road Company charter have been
reached, u ie necessary that thesa aadi-
lIOnal lines ah0nld connect With The
Caltf0rnia Southern. whieh will ma
eerially increase the eaFninRs ef the
California S0nthexm. The Atlantic and
Pacific roads sheuld he hailt under
separate charters involving separate
mortgages; bot, In order 10 avoid ahe
Issue and sale OF small amounts OF dif-
ferent bonds, IL has been decided By The
Atchison Company 20 Issue collateral
trust per cent. gold bonds. having
nfty years 70 rua, using the bonds sf its
aaxiiliary companies a. collateral bonds.
The new eompany's bonds will be
Issued for the cash cost oBly Of the road,
excluding equipment. The total re-
qaiFemehts for ali these projects is
estimated at about SIS. .o00. 900. Of which
amount half Will Be needed foe Kansas
lines. and subscriptions are invited
from the Atohison's Oompany's stock
heldera IN the proportion ef one block
Tor each loo shares OF Atohissa stock
9 anding IN thair names 1t the elose OF
business February 2lst, 1887. and rights
may be assigned that the smaller stock |
hbelders may not be excluded. Sub !
soriptions may also be made for one
tenth Of bleck and for multiples |
thereof.
hanks for Mexican war Pensions,
WAsHIxorox. Feb. I3.-The Commis-
sioner el Pensions has had prepared q /
letter OF instrucsion andhlank forms Of |
application and affidavits for witnesses /
Tor the use Of applicants fer pensions /
under the Mexican pension law Of Jan. /
~, 1881. Thess blanks be thinks, wiIl i
facilitate the badness Of his ciiios and /
enable the applicants to have their /
rights promptly adjusted without IN
necessary correspondents, troable or
expense. The Commissioners expects 10 /
have the blanks printed and ready for /
asa en- Wednesday next. He Invites di-
rect application - bis oflioe By she ex-
pectant pensioners. Upon the receipt /
OF an individual application, an sppro-
pirate letter Of instruction and SCI Of /
blanks will be forwarded 10 the aP-
plioant. The letters of instruction are |
full and explicit, and the blank forms /
are plain, and all may " easily under |
stood without the necessity Of legal
education.
On wall street.
NEW YoRK, Feb. I4.-The new week /
opened on the Stock Exchange with |
q dull aud generally featnEeless market. |
The opening was about steady, hest /
pricss showing only insianiaoant |
changes from Saturdays closing figures. |
The market vas dull, there being fair |
business in few stocks only, although |
prices were firm, and fractional ad |
vanoes we're made within tue arst hour |
under the lead Of Louisville a Nash |
vile. TIE list then became generally |
heavy and slowly yielded nntil near y. |
m, when the market responded 10 the
extraordinary strength In Richmond
aud West Point, and In most cases the
early losses were reRained. The last
hour saw Q decided break upon the
more active basiness, and the maFket |
closed weak at the lowest figures OF the |
day. Government bonds we're dull and |
steady.
wall street 0uotations.
RKw YoRx, Feb. 14.-U. 8. 3s, 100; |
ls. coupon, 128x; as. coupon ll04 |
Pacific O., 126%; American Express, |
lo9; Canadian Pacific, 6lJ<; Ognada |
Southern. s.; Central Paoiac. 81;
Bio Grande, 2l1S; Erie. 83s<; Kansas
a Texas, 305< !. Northern Pacific,
FIX; preferred, 5ex; Northwestern,
ll4&. New Yerk Central, 1131x; Oregon /
Railway and Navigation, 102; Oregon |
q Transoontinental, 321< Oregon In
provement, Al; Pacifio Mail, So
Texas Pacific, 22 Union Paeifc 655(; /
United States Express. SO; Wells Fargo,
l29; Western Union. 73A.
Moaxr MARKET.
Money on call, easy 3ta4; closed |
At 3; prime mercantile paper, Bg66 I:
sterling exchange, firm 10 strong ana /
fairly active at "a 051k for 60 day bills,
&4Ssk for demand.